Ming · Administrator

Prefect who conscripted Shen Zhou

Attested AD 1480 - AD 1505

Passages: 6
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Prefect who conscripted Shen Zhou was an administrator.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 1480 to AD 1505 有郡守征畫工
Dated from the passage context · History of Ming 298, passage 164

Events and relationships

Visited and bowed
Social · Apologizer · With Shen Zhou (沈周)
Directly stated · History of Ming 298, passage 175

References in the histories

History of Ming, Chapter 298Volume 298 Biographies 186: Recluses · 6 passages

有郡守征畫工繪屋壁。 A prefect summoned painters to decorate the walls of a building.

已而守入覲，銓曹問曰：「沈先生無恙乎？」 Later the prefect went to audience in the capital, and the Board of Personnel asked: "Is Master Shen well?"

守不知所對，漫應曰：「無恙。」 The prefect did not know how to answer and casually replied: "He is well."

守益愕，復漫應曰：「有而未至。」 The prefect was still more astonished and again answered casually: "There is one, but it has not yet arrived."

守出，倉皇謁侍郎吳寬，問「沈先生何人？」 After leaving the audience, the prefect hurried to visit Vice Minister Wu Kuan and asked: "Who is Master Shen?"

詢左右，乃畫壁生也。 Inquiring of those beside him, the prefect learned that he was the wall-painting laborer.